Samsung given its third consecutive Shonky Award

Samsung has racked up its third straight Shonky Award, called out by Choice alongside Westpac, Coles and five car manufacturers in Australia for their dubious and overpriced goods.

Samsung was named and shamed at the annual awards in Sydney for a washer/dryer that takes six-and-a-half hours for one cycle and uses over 200 litres of water, while Honda, Toyota, Lexus, BMW and Mazda were chastened for failing to warn consumers of their deadly Takata airbags.

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CHOICE Shonky Awards 2017

Samsung, Westpac, Coles and Vita Gummies are among the eight brands named and shamed at the 12th annual CHOICE Shonky Awards in Sydney.

«Unfortunately each year the Awards go from strength to strength as companies continue to serve up poor value, hidden charges and questionable claims,» Choice chief executive Alan Kirkland said.

Almost two-and-a-half millions cars in Australia were affected by the worldwide recall of Takata airbags after they were found to have resulted in at least 18 deaths and more than 180 injuries internationally.

While the 70 models of cars in Australia affected were sold by 14 manufacturers, only Honda, Toyota, Lexus, BMW and Mazda failed to tell customers of the lethal, combustible inflators, and of the like-for-like replacements in vehicles.

Samsung’s past two lemon trophies were for last year’s exploding smartphone batteries, and another unreliable washing machine in 2015.

For the third year in a row, Samsung has been awarded a Shonky. Photo: Choice